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Tehachapi, CA vs Lompoc, CA

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- Lompoc spends 9.9% more per student than Tehachapi.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Lompoc than in Tehachapi. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lompoc had 8.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tehachapi
 Tehachapi, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor764  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Tehachapi    8 Reviews

We moved out of the Los Angeles/Orange County area to escape the traffic. When we moved to bear Valley Springs (about 15 miles outside of Tehachapi) there was literally  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived here for over 18 years before moving away and still don't miss this town. This town is great for the elderly and young families but not great for teens and young  More

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Tehachapi is a Mountain Community in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada between the Central Valley (Bakersfield) and the Antelope Valley (Mojave, Palmdale,  More

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Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

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I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

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Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

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